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Monthly Archives: June 2017

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Farewell to Boys’ State: Ben DeMoras 0210

Posted on June 30, 2017 by author 3 • Leave a comment

As both bloggers for the official Boys’ State website and Boys’ State citizens, we all felt it would be appropriate for each of us to briefly write about our experiences and what we have learned from our experience at Boys’ State.  As a whole, I felt that Boys’ State was a very valuable experience for … Continue reading →

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Dustin Clark 0280- Farewell

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Author 1 • Leave a comment

Experiences: When I had first arrived here it was slightly frightening. We were directed to our dorms, got settled in, then had to go outside for drills from the Marines and their ROTC Cadets. At first we thought that we wouldn’t make it through the week because of how hard it was to endure the … Continue reading →

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Michael Doeberl 0648 Farewell Address

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Author 4 • Leave a comment

My name is Michael Doeberl and I was the fourth author for boysstateny.org and my experience is as follows. I came to Boys State under the impression that this would be super easy and the week would blow right by. This was not the case however. After my first day here I realized this program … Continue reading →

Web Developer Grant Nawoichyk 0841
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Web Developer Grant Nawoichyk 0841

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Author 1 • Leave a comment

My Experience and Advice My name is Grant Nawoichyk, I am from West Point, New York, and I go to Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey. I had the privilege to be one of the five chosen to be a Boys’ State website developer. Although I am not the most experienced, I … Continue reading →

Web Developer Jacob Brower 0090
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Web Developer Jacob Brower 0090

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Author 6 • Leave a comment

My Experience I was not the most qualified for this great program called Boys’ State, in fact out of most of the people here I am well below average, but I still came. Back at my home school I am not the captain of a sports teams nor do I have a 4.0 GPA, but … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Wednesday’s Assembly

Posted on June 29, 2017 by author 3 • Leave a comment

Fred Ashforth Everybody has heard a speech that has moved them dramatically. Fred Ashforth, a writer, educator and salesman has discovered five tips that can make any person deliver a moving speech. Listen – To be a great speaker you can’t ignore the crowd. You are not the most important person, the presenter must listen … Continue reading →

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Night’s At Boys’ State

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Author 1 • Leave a comment

For those of you who don’t know much about Boys’ State, I am going to give you a look at what nights are like here on campus. Our evening meals are served at 5:15 and the food is always great. Then we have a political caucus for whichever level is scheduled for the day (City, County, … Continue reading →

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Lights Out Gentlemen: Part Three in a Series

Posted on June 29, 2017 by grantnawoichyk • Leave a comment

Evening of Isaiah Lee When the delicious food of chow hall is finally inhaled by Isaiah Lee at lunch time, he repeats the same “post chow” routine. Once the county is completely formed up, the marine leads them to continue drill until it is time for the county to vote or discuss pressing topics of … Continue reading →

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Marine Interview

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Author 4 • Leave a comment

Sgt. Torres is the Marine in charge of Scheiberling County at Boys State 2017. He is 28 years old and has served his country for over ten years. Torres is the only combat marine at Boys State this year and it has been an honor and an experience being led by him. Lessons Sgt. Torres … Continue reading →

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Why did you come to Boys’ State?

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Author 1 • Leave a comment

As a collective state of citizens, we began to wonder why we all came to Boys’ State. To gather answers, we asked a number of citizens why they chose to come here. Here are some of our results: “So I could get more education on the government.” -Dominick Uriah 0060 “I came to Boys’ State to get … Continue reading →

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